25 Tex. Admin. Code § 100.8 - First Responder Immunization Information
(a) An adult 18 years of age or older who is
a first responder or an immediate family member of a first responder may
request that a health care provider who administers an immunization to the
adult provide the data elements regarding the immunization to the department
for inclusion in the immunization registry.
(b) A health care provider, on receipt of a
request under subsection (a) of this section, shall submit the data elements to
the department within 30 days of administration of the vaccine in a format and
manner prescribed by the department. The department shall verify the request
before including the information in the immunization registry. The department
may elect to verify the request for inclusion in the immunization registry by
obtaining an affirmation from the health care provider that a request has been
received.
(c) An adult 18 years of
age or older who is a first responder or an immediate family member of a first
responder may request inclusion of that adult's immunization history in the
immunization registry by:
(1) mailing written
or electronic notification to the department, in a format prescribed by the
department, at: Department of State Health Services, Immunization Unit,
MC-1946, P.O. Box 149347, Austin, Texas 78714-9347, or by courier to Department
of State Health Services, Immunization Unit, 1100 West 49th Street, MC-1946,
Austin, Texas 78756, (a request form may be obtained by calling the
Immunization Unit at (800) 252-9152, or online at
https://www.dshs.texas.gov/immunize/immtrac/;
or
(2) completing a written request
to the adult's health care provider, to be verified by affirmation (in a manner
prescribed by the department) by the health care provider that such a request
has been received.
(d)
The department shall ensure that the immunization history submitted by the
adult 18 years of age or older who is a first responder or an immediate family
member of a first responder under subsection (c)(1) of this section is
medically verified immunization information by requiring the adult 18 years of
age or older who is a first responder or an immediate family member of a first
responder to submit evidence that includes a true and accurate copy of one or
more of the following:
(1) the adult's
medical record indicating the immunization history and including a provider's
signature and the name and address of the provider;
(2) a vaccine-specific invoice from a health
care provider for the immunization;
(3) vaccine-specific documentation showing
that a claim for the immunization was paid by a payor;
(4) an immunization record signed by a school
official; or
(5) an immunization
history provided by a local or state immunization registry.
(e) The department may release the
information collected in the immunization registry under this section with
consent of the adult or to any health care provider licensed or otherwise
authorized to administer vaccines.
(f) An adult whose immunization records are
included in the immunization registry under this section may send a written or
electronic request that the department remove the information from the
immunization registry. The department shall remove the adult's immunization
records from the immunization registry not later than the 10th day after
receiving a request.
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